optimisations
Making things better
Optimisations is the British spelling of the plural of optimisation—changes made to improve efficiency or performance.
Software developers discuss optimisations to code, engineers debate optimisations to manufacturing processes: The latest optimisations reduced load times by half.
The word appears frequently in technical contexts where multiple improvements are being catalogued or compared.
Symbolic communication system
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- performanceCarrying out a task
- refactoringCode improvement, same behavior
- cachingTemporary local storage
profiling · debugging · compilation · runtime · memory · latency · throughput · indexing
Productive without waste
- processesSeries of actions
- workflowsSequences of operational steps
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- productivityOutput relative to input
cost-cutting · lean · automation · outsourcing · restructuring · synergies · scalability · resource allocation
Purposeful creative planning
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
weight reduction · aerodynamics · fuel efficiency · load balancing · heat dissipation · structural · calibration · simulation
Finite instruction sequences
- functionsWorks or serves purposes
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- constraintsLimits on action
- linear programmingOptimization with straight-line constraints
maxima · minima · convergence · feasibility · heuristics · parameters · calculus · derivatives
code
Symbolic communication system
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- performanceCarrying out a task
- refactoringCode improvement, same behavior
caching · profiling · debugging · compilation · runtime · memory · latency · throughput · indexing · queries
efficiency
Productive without waste
- processesSeries of actions
- workflowsSequences of operational steps
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
productivity · cost-cutting · lean · automation · outsourcing · restructuring · synergies · scalability · resource allocation · supply chain
design
Purposeful creative planning
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
materials · weight reduction · aerodynamics · fuel efficiency · load balancing · heat dissipation · structural · calibration · simulation · testing
algorithms
Finite instruction sequences
- functionsWorks or serves purposes
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- constraintsLimits on action
linear programming · maxima · minima · convergence · feasibility · heuristics · parameters · calculus · derivatives · solutions
keywords
Important identifying words
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- backlinksExternal pages citing yours
crawling · indexing · content · analytics · traffic · conversion · mobile-friendly · sitemap · canonical · search engines
optimisationsdegradations
Declines in condition
deteriorations · impairments · worsenings · regressions · debasements
optimisationsneglect
Failure to provide care
stagnation · inaction · status quo · inertia · abandonment
optimisationsinefficiencies
Failures to optimize
waste · bloat · redundancies · overheads · bottlenecks